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Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:53 pm |
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Okay, I've downloaded a relatively short E-Book, or E-Pamphlet on communication and different ways to improve on it. I think its a good idea to always recognise communication and the vital role it plays in relationships. Not just intimate relationships, but all of them. But, because of the often feared "Too long/Didn't Read" comments, i'm going to break this down into different parts.
The first part is obvious... Talking to one and another
1. Talk
Why have I begun with such a simple rule? Surely everybody knows this? Well, sure they do - but do they practice it? In my experience the answer is No. The majority of people who consult me with marriage problems do not make regular time to be together and just talk. Life is busy. Children, careers, chores, recreation, friends and even TV often take precedence over the couple’s time together. When they do ‘go out’, it is probably to a movie or to friends where it is impossible to talk properly with each other.
They are forever ‘meaning’ to spend time together and never get around to it. Soon they lose the ability to communicate with each other and may even find it difficult to spend time in each other’s company. Look around you in a restaurant. Some people say that you can identify the people who have been married for more than five years by the fact that they neither look at nor talk to each other. This may be a generalization, but it is often not far from the truth. Without sufficient time together, it is not possible to learn to communicate well with each other. I have had couples who have consulted me with major problems, which have improved with the simple addition of more quality time together. It is an extremely
important prerequisite for healthy communication! Don’t just agree to this in principle - practice it as well! Practice it NOW and not some time in the future when it is more ‘convenient’.
Because time is difficult to come by, you should make a deliberate effort to make time for each other. The best way to do this is to set aside a regular time at least once a week, or to make a definite day which is ‘your’ day or evening as a couple. You do not need to go out or spend money - you can stay at home and spend time together as well. Many people want to do this, but never seem to get it right. This brings me to my
second step.
2. Prioritize your time together
Tune in folks.
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:09 am |
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2. Prioritize your time together
As I said above, it is not enough to agree in principle. That is why regular quality time happens so infrequently between couples. Just like anything else, you have to prioritize time together. You have to see it as more important than the other things that take up your time or else it will not happen - especially if you have a busy schedule.
Why do most people get up every morning and go to work? Not because they love it, but because they have a routine of doing so, usually from Monday to Friday and at specified times. They are required to put in a certain amount of work and so they do. What would happen to the majority of us if our employers said that we could come to work ‘when we had the time’ and were prepared to pay us and promote us whether or not we did much work? How much time would we allocate to our work? What would we achieve?
Remember the old friend that you bumped into at the supermarket? The one who said that you should get together ’some time soon’? Have you heard from her? The chances are that you have not. What about the one who invited you for tea on Saturday afternoon at 3 pm? Now that would probably be an important date that you would want to keep!
If you expect the rewards of a good relationship, you MUST make regular time to spend together by prioritizing this as important in your life and by officially blocking off the time. If someone asks you around on a Friday night - and that is the night you usually spend with your partner, say ‘I am busy that night’. Make your time together the most important thing you do and it will certainly pay off! I cannot over-stress the importance of regular
time together. This is so important that I have even advised couples to discontinue counseling unless they are prepared to make time together. I am often amazed at people who are surprised that they get on better with their friends than their partners without realizing that one of the reasons is that they spend more quality time with their friends!
Many couples who have become estranged due to lack of time together, may find that when they do decide to work on it, they either end up arguing or they cannot find two words to say to each other. They then give it up as a ‘bad job’. Many come to their next therapy session and tell me ‘It didn’t work’. My answer is ‘That is fine. You did it - now keep doing it!’ The fact is that you cannot expect to suddenly start communicating by magic! If you haven’t been out together for awhile, your expectations of the evening may be high and this could cause stress - which results in an argument. Small talk is easier between regular strangers than between couples. After all, you know most of the details of each other’s histories
(career, hobbies, children, etc) - so you cannot simply chatter away as you would with a stranger.
If your first attempt does not work out, congratulate each other on spending the evening together and decide a date for the next time. Spend time together regardless of how difficult the time is - so long as you are both committed to keep on trying, that is the most important thing.
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